Example sentences of "[pers pn] seem to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , I seemed to be alive and intact . |
| 2 | As I left the room I seemed to be in a school and I saw many children in the hall and I seemed to be late for a class . |
| 3 | The only place I seemed to be able to reach you was in bed . |
| 4 | So the only way I seemed to be able to keep Arthur was to become dependent on him . ’ |
| 5 | Something in that dark brown gaze of his seemed to be able to squeeze the truth out of her . |
| 6 | Wherever I play , I seem to be confident in myself and I am revelling in my return to fitness . |
| 7 | I seem to be free of mundane anxieties . |
| 8 | I seem to be able to do the thing that she ca n't do ; that Pat ca n't do ; that the women she works with ca n't do : control my weight , my body , my self . |
| 9 | For whatever reason , I seem to be able to persuade big names to be on my show , so if we get this off the ground I 'll aim to start with the true superstars . |
| 10 | I seem to be able to work here , ’ |
| 11 | Ash and I danced , then cousin Josh asked her , and I sat watching the people dance for a while — the best way to extract any real enjoyment from dancing , I 've always thought , but I seem to be unusual in not gaining any real pleasure from performing the movements — and then saw Helen Urvill , entering the hall holding a lager can . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a name I seem to be stuck with , but it really would be nice to be called something else for a change , says actor Nigel Havers , best known for his role in the ITV series of the same name . |
| 13 | In these circumstances , a determined mother could be free to groom herself , hold office in this or that community activity , or find a job , in order to fulfil herself ; though none of them seemed to be able to explain why acting as a bank teller or the secretary of a charity , for example , was more fulfilling than looking after their own children . |
| 14 | All of them seemed to be toy shops . |
| 15 | Everything inside me seemed to be fine . |
| 16 | ‘ Three of them seem to be anonymous , sir , ’ Fox said . |
| 17 | erm it 's , it 's , like , like the , the clo closed questions , there was no real no real commitment er with , with the questions you were asking , you , you seemed to be afraid to ask them . |
| 18 | Jack Foley 's eyes rarely left Nan 's face , but she seemed to be unaware of this and talked as if all three of them were equal partners in the conversation . |
| 19 | For they were melting as she stood there , and she seemed to be liquid inside too , her limbs strangely turning to water . |
| 20 | ‘ However , although he lavished all his love and many gifts on his adored wife , she seemed to be unhappy . |
| 21 | She seemed to be asleep . |
| 22 | She seemed to be asleep . |
| 23 | In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion . |
| 24 | I was off duty and Kate was alone , on night duty — ’ She seemed to be rambling , and Juliet wanted to prompt her , get her back to the subject . |
| 25 | Sam answered , she seemed to be alone in the house … ’ |
| 26 | Her gaze was dark , and hinted at some impossibly deep sense of pain ; and for a moment Lucy felt a certain regret , if not shame , at the way that she seemed to be ready to manipulate any situation for whatever advantage she could get . |
| 27 | She felt she must make sure he knew why she was doing this — for Marguerite alone and not because she seemed to be unable to resist when he held her . |
| 28 | I mean no one noticed anything unusual about her and she seemed to be full of plans for the wedding . ’ |
| 29 | Once on the ferry , Amanda and he had gone to the snack-bar and eaten prepacked sausage rolls and washed them down with beer ; she seemed to be able to drink quantities without degenerating into giggles like one or two earlier companions . |
| 30 | She seemed to be refined or reduced , essential early woman unquestioning of man 's right to dominate , to take , the sexual politics of her century in subjugation to the powerful natural instinct towards surrender , its cost a paltry payment against the ecstatic rewards promised by Luke 's virility . |